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    George Orwell uses music to set the tone in 1984. In some instances‚ it inspires Winston Smith‚ the protagonist‚ or represents a need for something he cannot get from the Party. In others‚ it reminds him of tragedy‚ and in certain instances‚ it contains valuable insight from the past. It also represents Winston’s happiness between himself and Julia and predicts Winston’s fate. Music in 1984 plays an important role in the overall attitude of the novel. In the first instance‚ Winston hears a

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    a dystopian world‚ just like what George Orwell predicted. Orwell predicted this event‚ by writing a book‚ called 1984‚ it’s about a future that is controlled by the government‚ and the people are brainwashed to follow the government’s rules. The whole idea of my essay is that the American citizens’ privacy are being violated‚ and to see if the people are willing to give up their personal privacy to have a greater good for the society. George Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ is about a future that is under the

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    and basic rights‚ they are able to drastically affect how people act and think in their society. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the oppressive Party is able to retain control over the citizens

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    One of the fundamental propositions provided by Orwell’s classic 1984 is the convoluted relationship between “oppression” and “repression”. His literary devices go into explicit detail in describing how such despotism affects the human apparatus‚ causing an organized chaos amongst society. Winston Smith is used as a

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    since this horrendous event‚ performed by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda‚ their fellow Muslims have been the victims of racial profiling. This type of discrimination can also be seen in the book 1984 by George Orwell. While America and George Orwell’s Oceania have many differences‚ they still share many similarities concerning terror

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    And still to this day‚ the answer to this question varies immensely throughout many societies around the world. In the novel 1984‚ the author George Orwell continuously highlights the societal issue of control and power as he warns of what will happen in the futuristic‚ dystopian society. As written in 1984‚ “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” (Orwell 1). This quote shows that in 1984‚ society is manipulated through fear by the likes of Big Brother and the Party‚ the main political body in their society.

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    Winston Smith‚ the protagonist and main character in George Orwell’s novel 1984. Smith is a very important aspect of Orwell’s novel‚ because it is through his point of view that we see the world he is living in. Reading the story through Smith’s point of view helps better understand why Smith behaves the way he does. To better understand Smith one must understand smith’s role. Smith is minor member of the ruling Party in near-future London‚ Winston Smith is a thin‚ frail‚ contemplative‚ intellectual

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    lies? In the novel‚ 1984‚ everyone is subject to the lies of the government and they have to live in a controlled environment. The main character‚ along with so many more‚ have to live according to the Party’s rules and are not allowed to have any independence whatsoever. Each person that is manipulated would turn into a mindless drone if the world was taught to believe something that incorrect. Through psychological scare tactics and the creation of new invention‚ George Orwell presents a theme that

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    Prisoned Mind Throughout history‚ leaders such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin have used propaganda as a means of gaining power. Similarly‚ In 1984George Orwell creates the character Big Brother as a leader who already has power over his people‚ but needs a way to preserve. By causing distrust in the community through the use of thought manipulation and telescreens‚ Big Brother is able to establish totalitarian rule over the people. The thought police is responsible for causing disunity in the

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    a voice and now that I have it‚ I am not going to be silent.”  The quote perfectly describes how it is not like that in the book 1984 with women speaking up or doing things they would like to do. George Orwell shows examples of how women are homogeneous  in the utopian society in the book 1984. Having so little freedom and are browned  just for certain reasons‚ Orwell is trying to advise us. Women are identified just to pleasure the men and stay home taking care of their kids‚  is so cliche  Thus

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